MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus with Qualcomm Snapdragon 430. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?
GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
| Architecture | 1x 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720 |
8x 1.4 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
| Number of cores | 8 | 8 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| Lithography | 3 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1000 million | |
| TDP | 6 Watt | |
| Neural Processing | MediaTek NPU 890 | Qualcomm Hexagon 536 |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 24 GB | up to 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR3 |
| Memory frequency | 5333 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 1x32 bit |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G925 MP12 | Adreno 505 |
| GPU Architecture | Mali Valhall | Qualcomm Adreno 500 |
| GPU frequency | 1612 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Execution units | 12 | 1 |
| Shaders | 1536 | 48 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 11 |
| OpenCL API | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan API | 1.3 | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 3840x2160 | 1920x1200 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 21MP |
| Max Video Capture | 8K@60fps | FullHD+@30fps |
| Video codec support | AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9 |
H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download Speed | 7.3 Gbps | 0.15 Gbps |
| Peak Upload Speed | 0.08 Gbps | |
| Wi-Fi | 7 (802.11be) | 5 (802.11ac) |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 4.1 |
| Satellite navigation | BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS |
BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS SBAS |
Supplemental Information
| Launch Date | 2025 Quarter 2 | 2015 Quarter 3 |
| Partnumber | MT6991 MT6991Z/TCZA | MSM8937 |
| Vertical Segment | Mobiles | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Low-end |
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